Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, BioEnterprise Building, Room 443, 11000 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Vanderbilt University, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Peabody #90, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203-5721, USA.
Health Place. 2018 Sep;53:155-163. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.003. Epub 2018 Aug 22.
A key gap in existing food environment research is a more complex understanding of the interplay between physical and social contexts, including the influence of social networks on food habits. This mixed methods research examined the nature of social connections at food procurement places among a sample of 30 people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in an urban setting. Results highlight the significance of social connections as motivators to use food places, the value of access to information and other resources at food places, and the role of weak ties with actors within food places to facilitate utilization and interaction. Social connections at the varied places individuals procure food may be leveraged to disseminate information and resources to further healthy food access.
现有食品环境研究的一个主要空白是对物理和社会环境之间相互作用的更复杂理解，包括社交网络对饮食习惯的影响。这项混合方法研究调查了在城市环境中接受补充营养援助计划 (SNAP) 福利的 30 人样本中，在食品采购地点的社会联系的性质。研究结果强调了社会联系作为使用食品场所的动机的重要性，强调了在食品场所获取信息和其他资源的价值，以及在食品场所内部与行为者的弱联系在促进利用和互动方面的作用。个人采购食品的各种场所的社会联系可以被利用来传播信息和资源，以进一步促进健康食品的获取。
